Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads i am trying to get my body positioning dialled. any tips or advice would be appreciated (this is a 30 ish degree of camber section) body positioning advice – byu/avx03 inMTB by avx03 Bicycling Biking Cycling Mountain Bikers Mountain Biking
External_Brother1246 on March 11, 2026 2:13 am You are kind of squatting. Hinge at the hips more to take pressure off your quads. This will better balance you on the bike. Here is an example. https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/skills/technique/how-to-conquer-steep-chutes
SalesinCT on March 11, 2026 2:25 am Dude you just road down a grassy hill. cOnGrAtUlAtIonS on your internet validation
Next-Handle-8179 on March 11, 2026 2:45 am Weight back and close your legs. Your right knee is wide open.
IthacaDon on March 11, 2026 2:58 am Hey, you are out riding, that’s awesome. Bike, body separation is the key. Now let’s see some switchback turns and some easy drops.
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(i ride flat pedals for reference)
You are kind of squatting. Hinge at the hips more to take pressure off your quads. This will better balance you on the bike.
Here is an example.
https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/skills/technique/how-to-conquer-steep-chutes
Dude you just road down a grassy hill. cOnGrAtUlAtIonS on your internet validation
Weight back and close your legs. Your right knee is wide open.
Hey, you are out riding, that’s awesome. Bike, body separation is the key. Now let’s see some switchback turns and some easy drops.